The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-02-11
Legislative Notes.

Legislative Notes.
Ninety bills were introduced in the House yes
terday
The temperance bill is to come up in the
House at 10 o'clock this morning
The Munson Gghtning-rod claim was sum-
marily rejected in the House yesterday.
The repeal of the $3-telephone Jaw has been
recommended by the committee to which the bill
for that purpose was referred.
The terms of the Marion county Criminal
Court are two for each year. 1t is proposed by
a bill in the House to make the terms monthly.
bureau Of labor statistics, controlled by
statistician to be appointed by the Governor, is
sought in q bill introduced by Representative
Grifiths.
Representative Schley's bill makes the plaintiff
In prosecutions before justices of the peace. who
may find them to be malicious, responsible for
costs and damages.
Female suffrage as far as municipal elections
and those not otherwise provided by the Consti
tutlon is contemplated in the Grifiths bill, pre-
sented to the House yesterday
The bill of Representative Linck. introduced
yesterday, regarding the purchase of additional
ground for Capitol square, relates to the half
square Immediately east of the State house.
A resolution indorsing the congress of Ameri-
can nations which will possibly meet in Wash
ington to consider the question of settling
tional differences by arbitration, and to promote
closer relations, was adopted by the House yes
terday.
The Morse compulsory education bill requires
twenty weeks attendance of all children be-
tween six and fourteen years of age in two
terms or ten weeks In one term, at school each
year 1t also provides for the gratuitous supply
of school books.
The Ihach resolution adopted by the House
yesterday instructs the committee on military
affairs to negotiate with General George F. Nc
Ginris to procure the names Of all soldiers in
unmarked graves in the cemetery at the Sol
diers' Orphans Home, for such action as may be
recommended.
the massacre at Pigeon Roost, Scott county,
for marking the site Of which an appropriation
of 50, 900 is asked, occurred Sept 3, 1872. A
Land of Shawnee warriors destroyed the little,
settlement, and killed three men, two women
and sixteen children. The bill for the monu-
ment was introduced by Representative Cruson.
Cincinnati proposes to hold an Ohio valley
centennial exposition in the fall of 1883, and her
commercial and trade associations have asked
Indiana to take part The Governor transmit
ted the request to the House yesterday. 1t also
asks that five commissioners be appointed to
represent the State in the enterprise. The mat
ter was referred to the committee on rights and
privileges.
The Conger bill concerning the establishment
of a meteorological service in connection with the
State Board of Agriculture provides that the
Governor shall appoint board Of three trustees,
one OF whom shall be a practical meteorological.
central and as many branch stations as are
necessary are to be established and 900 monthly
reports of the observations Of the service are to
be distributed throughout the State
From the House committee on Indianapolis
relative to the Caven bill authorizing the school
board to perfect loan of 5000, 900. It also pro-
vdes that the tax levy shall be increased from
20 to % cents, and that a special levy of cents
missioners. township trustees and assessors sal
airy bill. introduced by Mr.. Griffths, was
amended by the committee by placing the COM
pensation at 81 800 for each officer. A favorable
Conger, exempting from city taxation tracts OF
lands of five acres or more within the city when
used for agricultural purposes.
Why Mr.. Carrick Was Not at Purdue.
Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
LAFAYETTE, Feb. TO- There was much sur
prised expressed here in certain quarters, last
Saturday, that Hon. Robert Carrick, joint Rep
resentative from Tippecanoe and Clinton coun-
ties was not among the delegation from the
Legislature which visited Purdue The matter
excited the more talk because of the fact that
Mr. Carrick was understood to be a very ardent
friend of Purdue and man who
took deep interest in it's prosperity
He was known to be an educator, and received
many votes with the full expectation and belief
that he would be able to accomplish more for
the university than his Democratic opponent
Some letters of inquiry were addressed to Mr.
Carrick, and he answers them tonight in the
following card, addressed to the Evening Cour-
Ter:
An inquiry has been addressed to me asking why
was not one Of the legislative visitors to Purdue last
Saturday, and in reply. permit to say through the
columns of the Courier that did not knew that such
visit was contemplated. left this city for my
home on last Friday evening and knew nothing of it
until Monday morning last, while my way to the
CITY, regret exceedingly that did not know of the
proposed visit in time to be one of the number. 1t
would have been duty well pleasure. to me
to have visited this institution in which have al
ways taken such a deep interest have
of Tippecanoe county in general and of Purdue Uni.
versity in particular 1t will always be my earnest
endeavor to labor for the of such
will meet the approval Of my constituent. The
fortunate compromise entered into with the Demo-
Gratis of the Legislature at the of the
senatorial contest has destroyed all chances Of the
Republicans accomplishing anything in this Legisat-
ure The Democrats are Boosting that there will not
be another joint convention of the houses this
session and consequently the Democratic incumbents
of the various positions will hold two years.
Yours respectfully,
ROBERT CARRIcK.